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Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHM/ICMH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  Institute  for  Historical  Microreproductions  /  Institut  Canadian  de  microreproductions  historiques 


Technical  and  Bibliographic  Notes/Notes  techniques  et  bibliographiques 


The  Institute  has  attempted  to  obtain  the  best 
original  copy  available  for  filming.  Features  of  this 
copy  which  may  be  bibliographically  unique, 
which  may  alter  any  of  the  images  in  the 
reproduction,  or  which  may  significantly  change 
the  usual  method  of  filming,  are  checked  below. 


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Coloured  covers/ 
Couverture  de  couleur 

Covers  damaged/ 
Couverture  endommagee 

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Covers  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Couverture  restaur6e  et/ou  pelliculie 

Cover  title  missing/ 

Le  titre  de  couverture  manque 


I      I    Coloured  maps/ 


Cartes  gdographiques  en  couleur 


□    Coloured  ink  (i.e.  other  than  blue  or  black)/ 
Encre  de  couleur  (i.e.  autre  que  bleue  ou  noire) 

□    Coloured  plates  and/or  illustrations/ 
Planches  et/ou  illustrations  en  couleur 


□ 


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Bound  with  other  material/ 
Reli6  avec  d'autres  documents 


Tight  binding  may  cause  shadows  or  distortion 
along  interior  margin/ 

La  reliure  serree  peut  causer  de  I'ombre  ou  de  la 
distortion  le  long  de  la  marge  int^rieure 

Blank  leaves  added  during  restoration  may 
appear  within  the  text.  Whenever  possible,  these 
have  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
II  se  peut  que  certaines  pages  blanches  ajout^es 
lors  d'une  restauration  apparaissent  dans  le  texte, 
mais,  lorsque  cela  6tait  possible,  ces  pages  n'ont 
pas  6t6  filmies. 


L'Institut  a  microfilm^  le  meilleur  examplaire 
qu'il  lui  a  6t6  possible  de  se  procurer.  Les  details 
de  cet  exemplaire  qui  sont  peut-dtre  uniques  du 
point  de  vue  bibliographique,  qui  peuvent  modifier 
une  image  reproduite,  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  una 
modification  dans  la  mdthode  normale  de  filmage 
sont  indiquds  ci-dessous. 


I      I    Coloured  pages/ 


Pages  de  couleur 


□    Pages  damaged/ 
Pages  endommag6es 

I      I    Pages  restored  and/or  laminated/ 


Pages  restaurdes  et/ou  pellicul^es 

Pages  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 
Pages  d6color6es,  tachetdes  ou  piquees 


□    Pages  detached/ 
Pages  d^tachees 

0Showthrough/ 
Transparence 

□    Quality  of  print  varies/ 
Qualite  in6gale  de  {'impression 


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Includes  supplementary  material/ 
Comprend  du  materiel  supplementaire 


Only  edition  available/ 
Seule  Edition  disponible 

Pages  wholly  or  partially  obscured  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
Les  pages  totalement  ou  partiellement 
obscurcies  par  un  feuillet  d'errata,  une  pelure, 
etc.,  ont  6X6  filmdes  A  nouveau  de  facon  it 
obtenir  la  meilleure  image  possible. 


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Commentaires  suppl^mentaires; 


This  item  is  filmed  at  the  reduction  ratio  checked  below/ 

Ce  document  est  film6  au  taux  de  reduction  indiqu6  ci-dessous. 


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Th«  copy  filmad  h«r«  has  b««n  raproducad  thanks 
to  tha  ganarosity  of: 

Library  Diviiion 

Provincial  Archivat  of  British  Columbia 


L'axamplaira  fllmA  fut  raproduit  grica  i  la 
g^niroalt*  da: 

Library  Division 

Provincial  Archivns  of  British  Columbia 


Tha  imagas  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  bast  quality 
possibia  consldaring  tha  condition  and  lagibility 
of  tha  original  copy  and  in  Itaaplng  with  tha 
filming  contract  spacif ications. 


Las  imagas  suivantas  ont  At*  raproduitas  avac  la 
plus  grand  soin,  compta  tanu  da  la  condition  at 
da  la  nattati  da  l'axamplaira  film*,  at  an 
conformit*  avac  las  conditions  du  confrat  da 
filmaga. 


Original  copks  in  printad  papar  covars  ara  filmad 
baglnning  with  tha  front  covar  and  anding  on 
tha  last  paga  with  a  printad  or  illustratad  impras- 
sion,  or  tha  back  covar  whan  appropriata.  All 
othar  original  copias  ara  filmad  baginning  on  tha 
first  paga  with  a  printad  or  illustratad  impras- 
sion,  and  anding  on  tha  last  paga  with  a  printad 
or  illustratad  imprassion. 


Las  axamplairas  originaux  dont  la  couvartura  an 
papiar  ast  imprimia  sont  filmis  •n  commandant 
par  la  pramiar  plat  at  an  tarminant  soit  par  la 
darnlAra  paga  qui  comporta  una  amprainta 
d'imprassion  ou  d'illustration,  soit  par  la  sacond 
plat,  salon  la  cas.  Tous  las  autras  axamplairas 
originaux  sont  fiimAs  an  commanpant  par  la 
pramlAra  paga  qui  comporta  una  amprainta 
d'imprassion  ou  d'illustration  at  an  tarminant  par 
la  darnlAra  paga  qui  comporta  una  talla 
amprainta. 


The  last  racordad  frame  on  each  microfiche 
shall  contain  the  symbol  -^>  (meaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  the  symbol  y  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  applies. 


Un  des  symboies  suivants  apparaltra  sur  la 
darniire  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  le  symbols  — ►  signifie  "A  SUIVRE",  le 
symbols  V  signifie  "FIN  ". 


Maps,  plates,  charts,  etc.,  may  be  filmed  at 
different  reduction  ratios.  Those  too  large  to  be 
entirely  included  in  one  exposure  are  filmed 
beginning  in  the  upper  left  hand  corner,  left  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  frames  as 
required.  The  following  diagrams  illustrate  the 
method: 


Les  cartes,  planches,  tableaux,  etc.,  peuvent  Atre 
iilmAs  A  des  taux  de  reduction  diffArents. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grand  pour  Atre 
reproduit  en  un  seul  clichA,  il  est  fiimA  A  partir 
de  Tangle  supArieur  gauche,  de  gauche  A  droite, 
et  de  haut  en  bas,  en  prenant  le  nombre 
d'imagas  nAcessaira.  Les  diagrammas  suivants 
illustrent  la  mAthode. 


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At  a  Meeting  of  Gentlemen  interested  in  Aiborioiltxire  and  Horticulture,  Meihbera 
of  the  Association  and  of  the  Committee  of  the  Oic.gon  Botanical  Ex^J^nlbN, 
mij.  '        '    held  at  Edinburgh,  on  the  21st  July  ^862,-:=-...  * 

GEORGE  PATTON,  Esq.  of  The  Cairnies,  in  the  Chair,— 

The  subject  of  reorganiBing  the  Oregon  Association,  with  a  view  to  the  employment  of  a  Botanist 
<o  collect  the  seeds  of  hardy  trees  and  plants,  and  the  seeds  and  roots  of  flowers,  was  brought  before 
the  Meeting. 

The  Committee  formerly  appointed  reported  that  they  were  at  present  enabled  to  obtain  the 
services  of  a  Collector,  in  every  way  qualified,  in  the  person  of  Mr  Bobebt  Bbows,  a  gentleman 
devoted  to  Natural  Science,  whose  merits  were  attested  by  high  authorities,  and  whose  successful 
prosecution  of  science  had  already  been  proved  by  contributions  to  botanical  and  vatious  other  learned 
societies.  They  stated  that  Mr  Brown  was  prepared  to  proceed  immediately  upon  the  performance  of 
iiis  duties,  and  to  prosecute  the  object  of  the  Association  in  wliatever  part  of  the  world  the  Association 
niight  direct.  ; 

The  Meeting  was  of  opinion  that  the  resumption  of  the  labours  of  the  Oregon  Committee  upon  an 
extended  field,  would  be  of  national  importance,  and  would  tend  greatly  to  the  individual  advantage  oi£ 
those  friends  of  Arboriculture  and  Horticulture  who  might  become  Members. 

The  Mealing  proceeded  to  consider  as  to  the  part  of  the  world  which  it  would  be  most  desiraUe. 
to  explore,  u  had  been  considered  at  a  former  period  that  Japan  would  form  the  most  advantageous^ 
region  for  the  prosecution  of  the  objects  of  the  Association ;  but,  from  the  experience  since  had,  and 
the  recent  exploration  by  Collectors,  the  Meeting  came  to  the  unanimom  opinion  'Iiat  Vancouver's 
Island  and  the  territory  of  British  Columbia,  wi.'i  the  neighbouring  countries,  would  form  a  field  from 
which  more  valuable  contributions  might  be  expected,  of  trees,  flowers,  and  other  plants  adapted  to  the 
climate  of  Great  Britain,  than  from  any  other  region.  They  were  of  opinion  that  this  field  had  hitherto 
been  imperfectly  explored,  and  tliat  it  was  peculiarly  rich  in  the  description  of  objects  which  it  was 
important  to  introduce. 

After  deliberation,  it  was  unanimously  resolved  that  the  Oregon  Association  be  revived,  and. 

First,  That  an  Association,  to  be  called  "Tiie  British  Coli;mbia  Botanical  Association,"  be  formed, 
for  the  purpose  of  having  an  exploration  madj  of  British  Columbia,  Vancouver's  Island,  and  the 
countries  adjoining  the  Rocky  Mountains,  with  a  view  to  the  transmission  of  seeds  of  hardy  trees  and 
plants,  and  tlie  seeds  and  roots  of  flowers,  to  the  Members ; — the  field  of  exploration  being  subject  to 
modification  or  extension  according  to  the  direction  of  the  Committee. 

Second,  That  Members  should  subscribe  in  shares  of  £5  each,  payable  yearly,  in  proportion  to 
which  shares,  the  seeds,  &c.,  sent  home,  should  be  distributed  at  the  sight  of  the  Gommittee ; — it  being 
understood,  unless  otherwise  expressly  conditioned,  that  subscriptions  should  be  continued  for  three 
years ;  and  that  no  Member  shall  be  palled  npon  to  pay  more  than  the  amount  of  shares  subscribed 
by  him. 


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nird,  That  Mr  Browji  h»  ,»pp9iptQd  Ccdlect^r,  find  be  roauested  to  bold  bimself  in  readiness  to 
leave  this  country  for  Vancouver's  Island  so  soon  as  he  may  be  directed  by  the  Coramiftee. 

Fourth,  That  Professor  Balfovr,  with  the  assistance  of  Mr  M'Nab  and  Mr  M'Intosh,  prepare 
such  instructions  as  may  be  thought  necessary  to  the  Botanist. 

Fifth,  That  Sir  Wm.  Gibbon-Gbaig,  Bart.,  of  Biccarton,  be  appointed  Chairman  ;  Mr  Isaac 
Andbbson-Hbnut  of  Woodend,  ^ecret^ry;  and  Mr  J^ues  M'Nab,  of  the  Boyal  Botanic  Gard<)n, 
Trtasurer. 

Sixth,  That  the  management  of  the  affairs  of  the  Association  be  placed  under  the  following 
Committee,  with  power  to  add  to  their  number,  and  to  sub-commit : — 


Sir  Wm.  OiBSON-ORAia,  Bart.,  CAair^-on. 

The  Honourable  Viscount  Dalrymple. 

Sir  WiLLiAK  JabdimEk  3ar.t. 

Sir  David  Dundas,  Bart. 

J.  H.  Balfoub,  M.D.,  Esq.,  Professor  of  Botany  in  the 

University  of  Edinburgh. 
ABcaiBAtD  Oahpbbll,  Esq.  Of  Bly thswood. 
'Oolbfiel  Fkb«K780H  of  Baith. 
-T;  A;  Hoa,' Esq.  of  .Newliston. 
Hum PHBBT  GiUHAM,  Esq^  of  Belstajie,  W.S. 
Ihaao  Andjcbson-Uenuy,  Esq.  of  Woode;D(l,  Secre- 
tary. 


Charles  LAwsoN,.E8q.  ofvBorthwick  Hall  (Lord  Pro- 
vost of  Edinburgh). 

GHAKLEa  M'Intosh,  Esq.,  Murrayfleld. 

James  M'Nab,  Esq.,  Superintendent  of  the  Roynl 
Botanic  Garden,  Edinburgh,  treasurer. 

T.  Qambieb  Parry,  Esq.  of  Highnam  Court. 

Geobqe  Patton,  Esq.  of  The  Cairnies. 

David  Smith,  Esq.,  Manager  of  North  British  Insur- 
ance QoDipany. 

Wm.  Thomas  Thomson,  Esq.,  Manager  of  the  Standard 
Insurance  Company. 

William  Ivoby,  Esq.,  St  Boque. 


Seventh,  Tiiat  the  Secretary  be  requested  to  get  the  foregoing  Minute  and  Kesolutions  printed  and 
circulated'  among-  thd  Members  of  the  Oregon  Association,  and  others  interested  in  Arboriculture  and 
Horticulture ;  <and  that  .the  parties  so;  writtea  to  communicate  immediately  with  the  Secretary,  and,  if 
desirous  of  joining  the  Association,  pay  to  the  Treasurer,  Mr  Jamks  M'Nab,  Boyal  Botanic  Garden, 
the  amountof  their  first  year's  subsoription,  so  as  to  enable  the  Committee  to  despatch  Mr  Brown  in 
time  to  obttiih  tfaeSofeds  of)  thift  season. 


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Hay  Lodge,  Tbinjty, 
Edinburgh,  2Tth  Nbvembe- 1862. 

I  HAVH  the  honour  of  transmitting  to  you  a  copy  of  Kesolutions  passed  by  gentlemen 
interested  in  Arboriculture  and  Horticulture,  at  a  Meeting  lately  held,  at  which  you  will  observe  that 
an  Association  was  inptituted,  in  revival  of  the  Oregon  Association,  for  sending  out  a  Botanical  explorer 
to  British  Columbia,  Vancouver's  Island,  Ac,  in  order  to  transmit  to  the  Members  seeds  of  hardy  trees, 
and  herbaceous  plants,  and  seeds  ^nd  roots  of  flowers,  and  subjoined  is  a  list  of  the  subscriptions  now 
obtained.  As  it  has  been  determined  to  have  the  Collector  despatched  in  the  early  part  of  next  spring, 
and  as  the  Subscription  Lists  are  now  nearly  filled  up,  I  have  respectfully  to  request  the  favour,  if  you 
are  disposed  to  join  the  Association,  of  an  early  answer  intimating  the  number  of  shares  you  desire  to 
take,  and  to  forward  as  soon  as  possible  the  amount  of  your  first  yearly  contribution,  being  £5  on  each 
share,  to  Mr  M'N^b,  the  Treasurer,  addressed  to  him  at  the  Royal  Botanic  Garden. 

I  have  the  honour  to  he. 

Your  most  obedient  Servant, 


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LIST  OF  SUBSCEIBEBS. 


No.  of 
Shares. 

His  Grace  the  Duke  of  Buccleuch,  .  .  4 

Tho  Most  Noble  the  MarquiB  of  Bute,     .  2 
The  Right  Hon.  The  Earl  of  Clare,  per  Robert  Hunt, 

Esq.,  .  .  .  .  . 
The  Riglit  Hon.  Viscount  Dalrymple,  .  .  2 
The  Right  Hon.  The  Lord  Jnstice-Clerk, 
Sir  T.  B.  Hepburn,  Bart.,  3mealon,  .  .  1 
Sir  David  Dundas,  Bart.,  Dnnira,  .  .  3 
Sir  William  Qibson-Craig,  Bart.,  Riccarton,-  .  \ 
Humphrey  Graham,  Esq.  of  Belstane,  .  .  1 
George  Fatten,  Esq.  bf  The  Cairnies,  .  .  2 
Isaac  Anderson-Henry,  Esq.,  Hay  Lodge,  .  1 
R.  Hanbury,  Esq.,  Pole,  Ware,  .  ;  4 
Thomas  Fatten,  E.sq.  of  Glenalraond,  Pdrth,  .  2 
William  H.  Maxwell,  Esq.  of  Munches,  .  2 
John  Ord  Mackonzie,  Esq.  of  Dolphinton,  .  1 
R.  S.  Holford,  Esq.,  M.P.,  Westonbirt,  Tetbury,  Glou- 
cestershire, .....  1 
William  Bull,  Esq.,  Chelsea,  London,  .  1 
Messrs  Osborn  &  Son,  Fulham  Nursery,  London.  2 
Messrs  J.  &  C.  Lee,  ISammersmith  Nursery,  .  2 
David  Smith,  Esq.,  Edinburgh,  ...  1 
Andrew  Murray,  Esq,,  Royal  Horticultural  Society, 

London,         .....  1 

Keith  Stewart  Mackenzie,  Esq.  of  Seaforth,        .  3 

Henry  R.  Sanbach,  Esq.,  Halfodunos,      .  .  1 

Robert  Smith,  Esq.  of  Harrow- Weald  Park,        .  1 

T.  Gambier  Perry,  Esq.  of  Highuam  Court,        .  2 

T.  A.  Hog,  Esq.  of  Newliston,     .  .  .  1 

W.  Wilson  Saunders,  Esq.,  Hillfield,  Reigate,     .  1 

Messrs  F.  &  A.  Dickson  and  Sons,  Chester,         .  1 

John  Murray,  Esq.,  Albemarle  Street,  London,  .  1 

H.  M.  Mathescn,  Esq.,  Heatlilands,  Hampstead,  1 


Tliomas  Greig,  Esq.  of  Glencarse, 
A.  W.  MacTier,  Esq.,      . 
William  Ivory,  Esq.,  St  Roque,    . 
Henry  Haffield,  Esq.,  Tedbury,    '. 
Donald  Smith  Peddie,  Esq.,  C.A., 

Bannerman,  Esq.,  Woottan  Park, 
Messrs  P.  Lawson  &  Son,  Edinburgh, 
W».  S.  TurnbuU,  Esq.  of  Huntingtower,   . 
James  Maxtone  Graham,  Ei^q.  of  Cultoquhey, 
James  Gowans,  Esq.  of  Gowanbank, 
Maitland  Heriot,  Esq.,  Shf-riflf  of  Forfarshire, 
Colonel  Ferguson  of  Raith, 
William  Thomsoii,  Esq.  of  Balgowau. 
Messrs  Veitch  &  Son,  King's  Road,  Clielsea, 
AmliiiW  "VVubster,  Esq.,  S.S.C..  Bilinburgli. 
W.  S.  Walker,  Esq.  of  Bowland, 
Benjamin  Hull  Blyth,  Esq.,  C.E., 
George  Young,  E.sq.,  Solicitor-General,   . 
John  Stirling,  Esq.  of  Kippendavie, 
William  Stirling,  Esq.,  Cambnslang, 
Archibald  TurubuU,  Esq.  of  Bellwood,  Perth, 
Samuel  Hay,  Esq.,  Tsinity  Cottage, 
A.  J.  Adie,  Esq.,  Rockvalo,  Linlithgow,  . 
David  Anderson,  Esq.  of  Moredun, 
David  Carnegy,  Esq.  of  Stronvar, 
A.  6.  Spiers,  Esq.  of  Culcreuch, 
John  Russell,  Esq.,  Falkirk,         .         ,  . 
John  Gair,  Esq.,  Banker,  Falkirk, 
J.  B.  Hamilton,  Esq.  of  Leny,  Pertlisliirc, 
A.  Orr  Ewing,  Esq.  of  Leniioxbauk, 
William  Tlios.  Tliomson,  Esq.,     . 
The  Royal  Botanic  Garden. 


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